Police denies arrest of Nasarawa Attorney General

The police in Nasarawa State on Friday dismissed reports of the arrest of the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Alhaji Mohammed Abdullahi, over an alleged possession of arms and ammunition.

The denial is contained in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Michael Ada.

The statement said the story of the arrest of Abdullahi was false, malicious and mischievous.

“The report is intended not only to smear the name of the Nasarawa State Attorney-General, but also to cause disaffection between the police and the Ministry of Justice,” the News Agency of Nigeria quoted the command as saying in the statement.

It further urged the people not to use ICT as a means of destroying other person’s reputation or cause disaffection among the citizenry, but to apply it towards the development of the society.